Film Fanatics: ‘Split,’ ‘The Founder,’ and ‘Sundance 2017: Best of Fest’

REVIEW — The great James McAvoy stars as a troubled man with 23 personalities in this thriller from “The Sixth Sense” writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Witch”) also appears as one of three teens this disturbed individual abducts. Does “Split” find Shyamalan at the top of his game or does it tread “Last Airbender” waters?

In “The Founder,” Michael Keaton stars as a brilliant businessman who would help transform McDonald’s into one of the biggest restaurant chains in the world, but at what cost? Does “The Founder” do it your way or is it one fry short of a Happy Meal?

This jam packed episode of Film Fanatics closes out with an insightful look at Adam Mast’s 24th consecutive trip to the legendary Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Does Mast see anything he likes? Your answer is but a click away.

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About the Author

Co-hosts Bruce Bennett and Adam Mast have a long history of published movie reviews in Southern Utah, Bennett with The Spectrum and Mast with The Independent, before joining up with St. George News to launch the "Film Fanatics" show in November 2015.
The seasoned critics also maintain film-themed websites, Bennett's at madaboutmovies.org and Mast's at cinemast.net.
Both are residents of St. George, married with children, and involved in a variety of film and theater-related endeavors in the area. Mast puts on "The Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge" for local filmmakers annually as well as the "Horror-Fest." Bennett teaches communication and film studies at Dixie State University.